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401(k) Investments
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401(k) investments refer to the various assets and financial instruments available within a 401(k) retirement plan, which employees can choose to grow their retirement savings. These investments are selected from a menu of options provided by the plan sponsor (usually the employer) and managed through a plan administrator.
Can Active Managers Compete in the 401(k) Space?
Chuck Thompson has a problem (or conundrum, as he calls it). The head of distribution for Henderson Global…
Kool-Aid Alert: Passive Pros Dimensional Fund Advisors Launch 401(k) Target-Date Fund
Passive investment evangelists Dimensional Fund Advisors is entering the target-date market, and per their well-established reputation, they’re doing…
ETFs Are Scarce in 401(k) Plans, However …
It’s no secret, ETF adoption in 401(k)s is pretty dismal. Reasons vary, but most critics agree intraday trading…
PIMCO Troubles, Outflows Continue
PIMCO can’t catch a break. After recent reports of lawsuits and more lawsuits, PIMCO Total Return now has…
Proprietary Target-Date Funds’ Fall from Grace
It was once so simple. Order a 401(k) with a certain plan provider and/or record-keeper and they just…
Bill Gross Extends Erratic Streak, Sues PIMCO
Bill Gross is mad as [heck] and he’s not going to take this anymore. The billionaire founder of…
The 401(k) Mutual Fund Alternative That’s Coming on Strong
Collective investment trusts might be he scrawny younger sibling to brawny older mutual funds, but they’re coming on…
401(k) Managed Accounts Coming from Joint MassMutual/Envestnet Initiative
Two 401(k) giants are teaming up. Retirement behemoth MassMutual announced on Tuesday that it joining with Envestnet Retirement…
401(k) Participants Flock to Multi-Asset Class Investment Approach
Between 2013 and 2015, the number of investors indicating they would use multi-asset class funds in the subsequent…
401(k) Participants Want to Save the World: Survey
“Hey, what about us?” It’s the strong message Calvert Investments received from participants in a recent survey about…